Subject: I'm really confused by bash, .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc, etc, etc Date: Tue, Jun 01, 1999 at 11:25:46AM -0500
In reply to:Mark Wright Quoting Mark Wright([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Is there a good system for setting variables, aliases, etc that need to be > set for user X, whether I log in at a login prompt or using su? I'm > confused by all the different .profile options (there are at least 3 for > bash, why is that?) > > Mark. Take a look in /usr/doc/bash. There you will find the "correct" answers to your bash questions, ie: $ls /usr/doc/bash/examples/startup-files Bash_aliases.gz Bash_profile.gz Bashrc.gz README.gz bash-profile.gz bashrc.gz -- Real programmers don't write in FORTRAN. FORTRAN is for pipe stress freaks and crystallography weenies. FORTRAN is for wimp engineers who wear white socks. _______________________________________________________ Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>